What is a letter-cluster? Give four examples.
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Answer:
A consonant cluster is 2, 3 or 4 consonant sounds in a row. ... Examples of clusters with 3 consonant sounds are /str/ in 'string', /sks/ in 'tasks' and the /kst/ in 'sixty'. Examples of clusters with 4 consonant sounds in a row are /ksts/ in 'texts' and /mpst/ in 'glimpsed'.
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Letter cluster or consonant cluster is a group of two or three separate consonant sound when the word is pronounced that can hear clearly. This cluster is called consonant blends. It does not contain vowels between the consonant letters.
Examples:
Examples of consonants clusters with 2 consonant sounds are /bl/ in 'black', /sk/ in 'desk' and the /pt/ at the end of 'helped'. ... Examples of clusters with 4 consonant sounds in a row are /ksts/ in 'texts' and /mpst/ in 'glimpsed'.